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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

2306.0. "Feline Version of The Fat Boys!!" by MICLUS::MTAG () Thu Mar 16 1989 10:27

    I think I now own 2 feline blimps. 
    I went to the Vet on Tuesday for the yearly checkup on my three cats. 
    If any of you have read the Fat Cat note, you probably read about mine,
    particularly Barney.  Last year, he weighed in at a hefty 19.8lbs. 
    This year, he's up to 20.6lbs!!  But, wait there's more.  Gonezo has
    won the "how much I can gain in a year" contest.  He weighed in at
    20.2lbs, an almost 2lb gain from last year!!  And believe it or not,
    the vet was more concerned about Benjamin who lost .6lbs (and is down
    to a wonderful 10lbs).  I own collectively about 50 lbs of cats!!  Try
    carrying those babies in a carrier.  Hernia time!  Anyway, the vet
    split a 20lb bag of Science Diet Lite food for me that I will try out
    on the boys.  Hopefully, they'll fall in love with the food and will
    refuse to eat anything else.  All in all, though, for the cats being SO
    fat, they're pretty healthy.
    
    On another note, Cats & Dogs will be returning to PBS (WGBH, Boston)
    the end of August around pledge week.  Dr. Migday says to please wait
    until then to make your pledge, and when you do, say you're pledging
    because you enjoy her program so much!!  I'm not sure how many PBS
    stations around the country will pick this up. I know last time it was
    on, New York (WNET) carried it.   Also, for all of you multiple pet
    (cat/dog) owners, Dr. Migday has been booked to speak at the DEC Canine
    Club (or whatever) this Fall.  Last year it was held at ZKO and I think
    it will be held there again.  Maybe all of us CAT owners should show up
    with our feline friends and prove that cats are taking over as man's
    best friend.  :)
    
    Mary

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2306.1	More fiber Mom!	SWAT::COCHRANE	Standing, stretching every nerve	`Thu Mar 16 1989 10:35`	4
	I don't know. I've been feeding Dream Science Diet since November, and I think she's gained weight! She's sagging in the middle! Mary-Michael
2306.2	fat cats	SUBURB::GLOVERP	I'll have a Tanglefoot	`Thu Mar 16 1989 12:10`	6
	WHAT ON EARTH IF FDS? has it anything to to with the moonies??????? phil
2306.3	Science Diet is not Diet Food!	DELNI::MTAG		`Thu Mar 16 1989 13:51`	13
	re. .1 Mary-Michael, I was feeding my boys Science Diet and they gained a tremendous amount of weight. Found out Science Diet may be good for cats with FUS type of problems, but it is LOADED with calories. You may want to check with your vet about the Lite formula, or some other type of cat food that is just as good but low in calories. The Science Diet Lite formula has about 9% fat vs. 23% fat in the regular formula. Big difference. I haven't tried it yet because I'm trying to get rid of what I have. Mary
2306.4		YOSMTE::CORDESBRO_JO		`Thu Mar 16 1989 13:53`	6
	Was just checking Monroe and Winston's health records last night and found out some interesting information. After being on Science Diet R/D and Science Diet Light Maintenance for one year and 3 weeks, Monroe has gained 2 lbs.!!! Winston has trimmed down. Jo
2306.5	You're starving me!!	SWAT::COCHRANE	Standing, stretching every nerve	`Thu Mar 16 1989 16:03`	13
	RE: .3 I have been feeding her Science Diet Light since I've gotten her! And while the others get canned food in the evening, she won't touch it ("Mother, my delicate palate can't be degraded by anything less than Sheba. After all, it is for people who worship the cat....") so, she only gets Sheba once in a while. She had one litter before she was spayed, and she kind of sags a bit underneath. This gets exacerbated when she gains weight and she starts looking slightly obscene. I call her my "full figured gal." She gives me dirty looks. Mary-Michael
2306.6		CRUISE::NDC		`Fri Mar 17 1989 07:45`	11
	Make sure you're feeding the right amount. Nothing is diet food if you consume too much. When I first started feeding the C/D I was letting the crew free-feed on the dry. After only one week I could see a difference in Isis - she was bigger! The vet laughed and told me not to let them free-feed that most cats only require 1/2 c of the dry per day. So they get the canned in the morning and 3/4 - 1 c dry (for all 4) in the evening. And everyone has that svelte figure! Nancy DC
2306.7	Food, Mommy, the room is spinning!!!!	SWAT::COCHRANE	Standing, stretching every nerve	`Fri Mar 17 1989 09:04`	12
	I've tried putting down a cup in the morning and a cup in the evening (otherwise, I get awakened at 5:00 AM by the hungry,hungry kitties), but I have one or two chow hounds, and everyone doesn't always get their share. And Dream has the pitiful-starving- kitty look down to a science, complete with soulful "owwwwww", and big sad blue eyes. Soo, she get a little extra. But they don't free feed. They are portioned controlled. They just occasionally get an extra portion ;-) Mary-Michael